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Definition of patent leather noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

patent leather

noun

NAmE//ˌpætnt ˈlɛðər//

, NAmE//ˌpætnˈlɛðər//

[uncountable]

a type of leather with a hard shiny surface, used especially for making shoes and bags

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